The big news of the week: the OAS voted on Friday to shut out the media and the public from Maria Corina Machado’s testimony, thereby disgracing itself.
ARGENTINA
ARGENTINA Y EL NARCOESTADO (PARTE II)
Al menos seis carteles operan en Argentina.Colombianos en Rosario,mexicanos en el Norte de Buenos Aires,narcotransportistas bolivianos en la ruta 34,”la ruta blanca”,sumadas a otras organizaciones criminales transnacionales que incluyen a chinos y serbios.
BOLIVIA
Más de dos millones de libras de coca ilegal incautada colapsan los depósitos – Erbol
BRAZIL
Brazil’s ‘Constitution Of The Internet’ Puts Net Neutrality In The Spotlight
On Thursday, three police bases in the city were attacked by suspected gangs.
Four police officers have been killed since February in similar attacks.
CHILE
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits northern Chile, no damage reported
Chile asks extradition of alleged ex-guerrilla Marie Emmanuelle Verhoeven,
The 54-year-year-old has been wanted since 1996 on an international arrest warrant for the 1991 slaying of Jaime Guzman, leader of the conservative Chilean party Independent Democratic Union.
Andres Oppenheimer: Bachelet’s Chile: moving closer to Venezuela?
Chile: huge protest to urge new president to adopt reforms, via Bad Blue.
COLOMBIA
“Colombia’s democracy is mortally wounded”; Petro
CUBA
CUBA GIVES DOCTORS BIG PAY RAISE–TO $64 A MONTH
Obama Shouldn’t Forget Our Man in Havana
Uruguay’s Mujica Found Fidel Castro “Deteriorated” But Engaged
ECUADOR
Chevron seeks $32 million in legal fees in Ecuador case
GUATEMALA
Alfonso Portillo, Ex-President Admits Taking Taiwan Bribes
HAITI
Documentary: Post-quake Haiti rebuilding, a ‘Fatal Assistance
JAMAICA
Jamaica’s gang culture
Bad Vybz
LATIN AMERICA
Global Economy and Development – Brookings: A HIGH-CARBON PARTNERSHIP?
CHINESE-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS IN A CARBON-CONSTRAINED WORLD
PANAMA
Behind the Chong Chon Gang Affair: North Korea’s Shadowy Arms Trade
PERU
Police, striking miners clash in Peru, 11 injured
VENEZUELA
Drone Camera Corrects CNN Español Report on Caracas Demonstrations
VenEconomy: Silence Means Consent
Airlines Move to Cut Off Service to Venezuela
Earlier this month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that international airlines would likely stop serving Venezuela unless the country took steps to resolve the issue. Carriers don’t want to acquire more bolivars, which aren’t exchangeable outside the country.
Venezuela says street protests have caused $10 billion in damage
Can the Chavistas Save Venezuela from Cuba?
Chavistas want to save their movement from incompetent leadership and foreign interference and to protect their social base. Student protesters want to roll back the authoritarian intrusions and economic mismanagement that threaten their future. These fundamental goals are far from mutually exclusive for Venezuelans of good will looking to rescue their country.
Venezuela Battles Media, Social and Otherwise, to Restrict Protest Coverage
The week’s posts and podcast:
#SOSVenezuela: Who’s doing the killing? UPDATED
#SOSVenezuela: Yesterday’s #22M march
#SOSVenezuela, Maria Corina, and the OAS
LIVE: OAS hearing on Maria Corina Machado blacked out?
Venezuela-Cuba Military Cooperation and the Narco-Terrorist Connection
En español: Terapia intensiva #200 ¡Felicidades a @DrNetas por las doscientas terapias!
Colombia: Santos wets himself UPDATED
At Da Tech Guy Blog:
Latin America: Putin gets his license
Venezuela: The Left vs. reality
Podcast:
Venezuela & US-Latin America stories of the week